雅思听力剑雅10精听讲义 | Test 2 Section 3 The Later Life of Thor Heyerdahl

Part I

E.g.:I admire the clear, logical presentation of her arguments.

        我很欣赏她的论证，言辞清晰且有条理。

noun. a very strong feeling of liking sth; a hobby, an activity, etc. that you like very much 酷爱；热衷的爱好（或活动等）

E.g.: Music is a passion with him.

他对音乐情有独钟。

adj. (of weather or living conditions天气或生活环境) very difficult and unpleasant to live in 恶劣的；艰苦的

E.g.: the harsh conditions of poverty which existed for most people at that time

那时大多数人所面对的艰苦境况

verb. to have an important influence on the way that sb/sth develops 决定…的形成；影响…的发展

E.g.: His ideas had been shaped by his experiences during the war.

        他的思想深受战时经历的影响。

noun. a person or an animal that lives in a particular place （某地的）居民，栖息动物

E.g.: the oldest inhabitant of the village

        这个村最老的居民

to prevent sb/sth from leaving or reaching a place or communicating with people outside a place 切断…的去路（或来路）；使…与外界隔绝

E.g.: The army was cut off from its base.

那支部队与基地失去了联络。

adj. new, different and likely to have a great effect 全新的；不同凡响的

E.g.: a radical solution to the problem

        解决问题的全新的方法

verb. to start to exist and develop; to make sth start to exist and develop （使）形成

E.g.: I didn't see enough of the play to form an opinion about it.

verb. to do or be sth by chance 碰巧；恰好

E.g.: She happened to be out when we called.

noun. an academic is a member of a university or college who teaches or does research 学者

E.g.: A group of academics say they can predict house prices through a computer program.

        一批学者声称，他们可以通过一种电脑程序预测房价。

noun. an area of land or water, especially a long one 一片；一泓；一段

E.g.: You rarely see boats on this stretch of the river.

这一河段船只罕见。

noun. the movement of water in the sea or a river; the movement of air in a particular direction （海洋或江河的）水流，潮流；气流

E.g.: Birds use warm air currents to help their flight.

        鸟利用暖气流助飞。

noun. a reason or set of reasons that sb uses to show that sth is true or correct 论据；理由；论点

E.g.: His argument was that public spending must be reduced.

他的论点是公共开支必须减缩。

Part III

verb. to make yourself responsible for sth and start doing it承担；从事；负责

E.g.: University professors both teach and undertake research.

大学教授既要教学又要从事研究工作。

noun. very impressive 壮观的；壮丽的；令人惊叹的

E.g.: It was a spectacular achievement on their part.

这是他们取得的一项了不起的成就。

adj. very great and impressive 宏大的；壮丽的；给人深刻印象的

E.g.: Columbus's epic voyage of discovery

        哥伦布的伟大发现之旅

noun. your motivation for doing something is what causes you to want to do it  动力

E.g.: Money is my motivation.

        金钱就是我的动力。

noun. a tall plant like grass with a hollow stem that grows in or near water 芦苇

E.g.: reed beds (= where they grow)

芦苇荡

noun. a deep hole or holes under the ground where minerals such as coal, gold, etc. are dug 矿井；矿

E.g.: a copper/diamond mine 

        铜╱钻石矿

verb. to make people stop believing that sth is true; to make sth appear unlikely to be true 使不相信；使怀疑；使不可置信

E.g.: These theories are now largely discredited among linguists.

        这些理论现已大多受到语言学家的质疑。

verb. a small piece of film held in a frame that can be shown on a screen when you shine a light through it 幻灯片

E.g.: a talk with colour slides

借助彩色幻灯片的讲话

verb. to accept that sth is true 承认（属实）

E.g.: It is generally acknowledged to be true.

普遍认为那是真的。

adj. sensible; that you can rely on and that will probably give good results 明智的；合理的；正确的；可靠的

E.g.: The proposal makes sound commercial sense.

        这项建议从营利的角度看是完全合情合理的。

the ideas or information contained in a book, speech, painting, etc. （著作、讲话、绘画等的）主题，题材，主要内容

E.g.: The artist was revolutionary in both subject matter and technique.

这位画家在内容和手法两方面都有重大创新。